Comments on: Technically speaking … https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/09/02/technically-speaking/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:28:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Canadian Curmudgeon https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/09/02/technically-speaking/#comment-522715 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:28:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/09/02/technically-speaking/#comment-522715 I have tried the Google phone app and found it equivalent in quality to Skype. In other words, it depends considerably on network speed.

It certainly is cheaper for North American calls than Skype-out. 2.1 cents per min vs 0 cents. I’m saying free because we have to consider the Google tendency to track everything we do. There is a cost to everything.

]]> By: itzac https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/09/02/technically-speaking/#comment-522714 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:01:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/09/02/technically-speaking/#comment-522714 I was about to lecture you on how much more expensive it would be to set up continuous uploads because of the extra equipment required when I realized most of the equipment is already installed on modern aircraft.

The Spectrum article is interesting, but it would be considerably more expensive than the existing system. It’s doable, for sure, but I question the value of making it continuous. I wonder if anything could be gained by compressing data in bursts at 5-, 10-, or even 30-second intervals.

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